Football: Beating the Numbers
As you all know, when you place
a straight wager on the pointspread of a football or basketball game,
you need to risk $110 to win $100. The $10 difference between risk and
payout is known as the juice, or the vigorish (or just “vig”
for short) and is the reason sportsbooks are in business. Sportsbooks
essentially act as a broker between you and another player who wants
to bet on the other team and collects the small commission as compensation
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Bowl Bound?
by Larry Ness.
The question asked was “when did you become so paranoid?” and the response came back, “when everyone began plotting against me.” When USC, ranked No.1 in both traditional polls last year, finished third in the final BCS standings behind Oklahoma and LSU, one couldn’t blame either USC or the Pac-10 for feeling a tad paranoid….
The BCS began its reign back in 1998, when its final standings became the basis for the NCAA in choosing its two national title game participants. Since that first BCS title game, featuring Tennessee and Florida State (won by Tennesse... cont. |
Tony's Takes
New Feature: Tony's Takes
by
Tony George
Weekly I will add in "Tony's Takes", a weekly look at the past week, some trends and takes of mine in the gaming and sports world, and my opinion in general to what is going on in the world of sports wagering.
Ask a Capper- I look at this section all the time, a few takes from that section. Someone said their "bookie" would not take run lines. Number 1, what are you doing using a local bookie? It is illegal and a windfall for that book to set his own lines and nix you out of easy winners by not allowing you to... cont. |
Sweet as Sugar
Louisianan Slade Henning and Oklahoman Greg Dunn are laying off a side in Sunday night's Sugar Bowl in New Orleans, albeit for different reasons. The two Professional Handicappers League members do agree, however, that whichever club wins, USC probably deserves to be regarded as the USA's No. 1 team.
Henning, who operates Southcoast Sports in Monroe, La., is Louisiana born and bred and not at all ashamed that he wears his heart on his ... cont. |
Who Will Take Top Honors?
BoDog Sportsbook and Casino is the first to release odds on this year’s Grammy Awards, taking place on February 8, 2004.
With the emergence of an increasing number of popular R&B, and Rap groups this year, the Grammy’s have taken on a new look and feel. The question remains, will current Beyonce Knowles squeeze Jay-Z show up, as he has previously boycotted the event.
"It is nice to see an awards event finally recognizing some new genres and formats," said Rob Gillespie, President of BoDog.com Sportsbook and Casino. "This has been a great year in music, and the Grammy’s are a p... cont. |
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